Shloka 34
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
युधिष्ठिरो मया दृष्टो ग्रसमानो वसुन्धराम् | त्वया दत्तामिमां व्यक्त भोक्ष्यते स वसुन्धराम्,“मैंने यह भी देखा कि युधिष्ठिर इस पृथ्वीको अपना ग्रास बनाये जा रहे हैं; अतः यह निश्चित है कि आपकी दी हुई वसुन्धराका वे ही उपभोग करेंगे
sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiro mayā dṛṣṭo grasamāno vasundharām | tvayā dattām imāṃ vyakta bhokṣyate sa vasundharām ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਮੈਂ ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਇਸ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਗ੍ਰਾਸ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਹੈ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਤੇਰੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਇਹ ਵਸੁੰਧਰਾ ਉਹੀ ਭੋਗੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇਗਾ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral and political legitimacy ultimately follows dharma: the one aligned with righteousness is portrayed as destined to possess and govern the realm, even if power is temporarily held by others.
Sanjaya reports a vision/observation in which Yudhiṣṭhira appears to ‘swallow the earth,’ a symbolic omen indicating that Yudhiṣṭhira will ultimately gain sovereignty over the land—specifically the very kingdom said to have been ‘given’ by the listener.